after putting it off as long as possible find out it no longer was necessary
And back when humans were evolving on the savannas, in a highly unpredictable environment, this likely happened a lot. So both action with foresight and inaction were both strategies that were randomly good or bad. Some personalities tended towards procrastination, and some didn't, because neither was ideal.
Anakin brings about balance. But there never was balance.
For a thousand years (or maybe generations), the Jedi had completely driven the Sith underground, gratuitously violated the civil rights of the civilian population, controlled information, and meddled in politics at the highest possible level.
Seriously, what did you think 'restoring balance' was going to look like?
If it doesn't work the first time, just close your eyes and breathe out and try again.
That *is* training. About 30 seconds' worth. Which is plenty, considering Luke was ready to defeat Darth Vader and Emperor Palpitine combined after a combined total of, what, about 4 or 5 minutes.
Very clever of Skynet to call it "human-machine collaboration". It will take the humans that much longer to catch on than if they went with the more accurate "machine-human collaboration".
This obsession with teaching everyone to "program", for a seemingly unlimited range of definitions of 'program', is a fraud. It's solely to drive down the wages of programmers by convincing everyone that it doesn't require any special ability or mental discipline. Ten years from now the people studying it will realize they've been had but that will only be after a lot of corporate profits and human suffering.
I really don't want to minimize the engineering problems they're trying to solve, but a refuelling station is not a new idea. Thousands of years ago there were rest stops on courier routes.
In fact, once that sort of issue comes up and there is that much conflict, the worker just needs to get fired (or transferred, re-educated, etc, depending on your societal norms) and that can be done by a vote
Also known as a popularity contest, which has serious problems of its own.
The situation that stranded Watney on Mars was contrived and unrealistic, but a movie can get a pass on one big suspension of disbelief.
What I found jarring was the fact that with the habitat damaged there was nothing else to do but write off the mission and just head back to Earth. Despite the set back there should have been some science worth doing, and if anything they should have been stuck in orbit until their scheduled launch window.
No, people in Slashdot think this treaty is evil because what is in it has been deliberately concealed by people with a history of being untrustworthy.
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Today, they’ve all just moved into the closet.
No, not all of them. Some are merely bigots who are passive-aggressive, but some are completely sincere.
It's not as simple as the stereotypes in either direction, but it's the glass half-full reality that we have to deal with.
after putting it off as long as possible find out it no longer was necessary
And back when humans were evolving on the savannas, in a highly unpredictable environment, this likely happened a lot. So both action with foresight and inaction were both strategies that were randomly good or bad. Some personalities tended towards procrastination, and some didn't, because neither was ideal.
The "used properly" part, of course, is tricky.
I thought this was going to be about a pharmaceutical company getting sued.
how do we know aliens won't force the GOP to run some kind of idiot for president
How do we know that that hasn't already happened?
Anakin brings about balance. But there never was balance.
For a thousand years (or maybe generations), the Jedi had completely driven the Sith underground, gratuitously violated the civil rights of the civilian population, controlled information, and meddled in politics at the highest possible level.
Seriously, what did you think 'restoring balance' was going to look like?
If it doesn't work the first time, just close your eyes and breathe out and try again.
That *is* training. About 30 seconds' worth. Which is plenty, considering Luke was ready to defeat Darth Vader and Emperor Palpitine combined after a combined total of, what, about 4 or 5 minutes.
None of that stuff ever happens at any significant rate outside of your fantasy life.
Depends on your definition of 'significant'. It happens enough to frighten people, and the same outcome is achieved.
All bullying works that way.
This fact raises the obvious question: why the hell didn't the Western powers stop him earlier?
A politician said he would do something and no-one believed him.
What part are you having trouble with?
The "issue" has nothing to do with the law, or security, or anything of meaning or substance. The issue is political theatre.
Very clever of Skynet to call it "human-machine collaboration". It will take the humans that much longer to catch on than if they went with the more accurate "machine-human collaboration".
This obsession with teaching everyone to "program", for a seemingly unlimited range of definitions of 'program', is a fraud. It's solely to drive down the wages of programmers by convincing everyone that it doesn't require any special ability or mental discipline. Ten years from now the people studying it will realize they've been had but that will only be after a lot of corporate profits and human suffering.
You cannot offshore a plumber, electrician
That's what robots are for.
They're just reading the line that says "authorized by" and writing their name. They can do that in less than six minutes.
What I can see is maybe automation playing the role of the 8 year old adviser
So, this won't replace the CEO, it will replace the one person keeping the CEO from being even worse at their job.
Bolden has a point that NASA needs a high-profile, long-term goal.
Whether Mars is the best option for that goal (probably not) is a completely different issue.
True, but Bronze Age technology had its own logistical challenges.
I really don't want to minimize the engineering problems they're trying to solve, but a refuelling station is not a new idea. Thousands of years ago there were rest stops on courier routes.
Why software is important to hardware. (I think we had that one figured out decades before the first computer.)
Drones are not the next mobile, but they might find an unexpected niche and surprise us.
Not all, but if there was negligence, then definitely.
In fact, once that sort of issue comes up and there is that much conflict, the worker just needs to get fired (or transferred, re-educated, etc, depending on your societal norms) and that can be done by a vote
Also known as a popularity contest, which has serious problems of its own.
I'm shocked that anyone was trying to reproduce an economics result. I genuinely had no idea they had ever tried.
What will be reported as speeding? Exceeding the speed limit in short bursts is necessary (and legal) if you are overtaking slower-moving vehicles.
The situation that stranded Watney on Mars was contrived and unrealistic, but a movie can get a pass on one big suspension of disbelief.
What I found jarring was the fact that with the habitat damaged there was nothing else to do but write off the mission and just head back to Earth. Despite the set back there should have been some science worth doing, and if anything they should have been stuck in orbit until their scheduled launch window.
No, people in Slashdot think this treaty is evil because what is in it has been deliberately concealed by people with a history of being untrustworthy.
Donald Trump as US President.
Or...
Feudal vassalage under the TPP.
That's going to require some thought.